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Monday morning during a press conference where he was given the Super Bowl LI Most Valuable Player trophy from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, the 12-time Pro Bowl selection said it's still missing.

"The jersey, I put it in my bag and I came out and it wasn't there anymore," Brady said. "It's unfortunate because that's a nice piece of memorabilia. If it ends up on eBay, let me know."

Brady didn't say if he had intended to give the jersey to his mother, Gaylnn, who's been battling cancer.

It was an emotional deal for Brady all-around, but he had perspective about the situation.

"Those are pretty special ones to keep," Brady said. "What can you do. I'll take the ring and that's good enough for me."

But the state of Texas wasn't willing to leave it at that. Mid-day Monday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick put out a press release promising to help recover the missing jersey - even though he's a self-proclaimed Texans and Cowboys fan. Now in addition to Houston Police Department's efforts to solve the case of the missing jersey, Texas Rangers have pitched in on the hunt.

"In Texas we place a very high value on hospitality and football. Tom Brady's jersey has great historical value and is already being called 'the most valuable NFL collectable ever,'" Patrick said.

"It will likely go into the Hall of Fame one day. It is important that history does not record that it was stolen in Texas."